 Hey guys, so we're here with another video for art joy of sharing for March 2020 and this month we're supposed to be discussing what excites you At least I think that's what the topic is hang on I was right explore what excites you so let's have a little chat So what excites me in art? Everything is that a good answer? I love just the process of creating I love having a daily creative practice and If you follow me on social media, you know, I do a daily drawing or something every day. I have been for Almost two years. I think I do one or two drawings or more every single day and post them on Instagram. So there's a fun fact so My social media links are down below There's a link that's called link tree with my name at the end if you click on it You're gonna find Instagram Twitter like all that stuff. So anyway and if you want to see my daily art post you can Follow me on one of them Instagram is the easiest one. But anyway, everything excites me I love the process of creating I love the process of Telling a story Visually with images and color Usually words I use words and a lot of my art my art's all about words expressing a feeling telling a story conveying an emotion and One of my favorite supplies watercolor love my watercolors. I'm gonna show you my desk in a minute because it's a mess There's some acrylic paint on the desk. There's a bunch of watercolor stuff. The water jars are full again and My Daniel Smith studio pallets been out on the table for a few weeks now, and I don't see putting it away anytime soon I'm very excited by watercolor one of my favorite authors is Jean Haynes. I will link her Amazon page Below and she is a watercolorist and teacher and she has a fabulous line of books I can't say enough good things about that are easy to follow very Educational teach you a lot and are very exciting to work through which isn't always the case sometimes the books have great information But to be honest I'm the type of person that doesn't ever read the manual and wants to just put the computer program in the computer And just start working with it. I don't want to be bothered reading directions. I know right So for a book to really captivate my attention That says something because generally I have watercolor books And they're just reference when I get stuck on something and I just don't have the patience to sit and read it cover to cover Her her books aren't like that. I can sit and read the whole thing and the one that's on the table. I have done that So yeah, and I'm really this year really excited about pairing my studio down to just those supplies that I love and I've been working on that since before we moved and just keeping those things that I love not those things that oh Well, I might use that someday Nope, I need to just have the products and supplies in my studio that excite me that make me walk want to walk in and go Oh, I want to make something with that that excites me and inspiring others to create art to express themselves and to Play and have fun with creating that also excites me I'm so excited lately in the past few weeks Even one of my aunts has started back to daily drawing which she hasn't done since her kids my cousins were little so I just that kind of thing is what excites me. Let me show you my table. Hang on This is the state of my table If this doesn't tell you that art excites me, I don't know what I don't know what to tell you I have a little space in the middle That the camera can see and the rest of it is just covered with stuff that I don't think is gonna be put away anytime soon the drying racks have I just got done Dying some paper so they've got cookie sheets on it that are drying and a journal that I was working on and you know even My easel area and stuff because I've been working on the daily faces for the month of February I'm filming this in the middle of February So and that's something else I said daily art practice excites me and the these faces just covering the sport with faces one a day For every day for the month of February Today is February 19th. So that's where it's out right now. That's been Surprisingly fun and exciting. So I wanted you to really think about in the process of creating whether You just like to do crafts or you'd like to paint you do like to do assemblage. Maybe you just like general DIY Whatever it is about that that you like doing what do you really like doing and if you are like me and most people I know you've tried over the years floral design clay Knitting crochet needlework, you know But you didn't there's some of those you love and some you don't Maybe it's time for the don'ts To move on to somebody else. So one of the things that excites me is taking The supplies that I don't love that I don't love anymore or that I'm not using and I never you know I shouldn't have bought in the first place and donating them to a local shelter for homeless families and They have an art class there And so I've been taking over boxes of supplies to the shelter for them to use in class and I think that's a wonderful way To lighten up my space and give them things that they can use so just because you have it just because you bought it doesn't mean you need to keep it and hang on to it and have a clutter up your space and Make it so that you don't want to walk into your creative room. Yeah So anyway, think about it. What really excites you? I would love to hear leave something in the comments down below maybe we can give each other some ideas of Different things to try or remind each other. Oh, you know, I do like doing that, too Maybe I should look where is my stuff? Maybe we can remind each other that yes For other ideas and videos go look at art joy of sharing's Facebook page I will leave their link in the description below. I will also leave a link to their YouTube channel They have weekly live broadcasts, which are a lot of fun So yes art and telling a story and encouraging others to do the same that excites me Anyway, if you want to know more about that follow my channel and there'll be more topics More videos coming up on this topic Going forward and I hope that you follow along and if you have Interesting new unique ways to tell your story artistically. I sure would love to hear about them. So that's it for today. Don't forget to lot to support all your Creative people here on YouTube and over in the Facebook groups by finding out how you can do that and clicking on their video Description if they've got an Etsy store, it's probably down there Maybe an Amazon tip jar. I mean a PayPal tip jar and Amazon affiliate link Maybe they've got patreon or they've got the YouTube membership. Check it out I have that they probably have that if they don't you can always message them and ask But yeah, support your artists and the free content here on YouTube and over on Facebook Like share and subscribe if you will and don't forget the most important thing Go out and have a great day and do something nice for yourself something exciting And I'll see you later. Bye guys